Data capture by digital pen in clinical trials: A qualitative and quantitative study

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-323

  Estellat, Candice ^a,b,c   Tubach, Florence ^a,b,c   Costa, Yolande ^b   Hoffmann, Isabelle ^b   Mantz, Jean ^d   Ravaud, Philippe ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical trials methods; Data collection methods; Internet; Interviews; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIGITAL COMPUTER; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MALE; MONITOR; ONLINE ANALYTICAL PROCESSING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TECHNICAL AID; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOCUS GROUPS; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 41949119149     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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